The Somerset reporter., 1887-01-05
Mrs. Mnnl,IRo.ton is the guest of

Mrs. Helen rd'
Spear VINO are to remove their
market to NJ fn Bridge.
S. c. strok "a. If Portland is in town
in attendan4 ppm the S. j. Court.
Geo. S IL lei of New York, is in town
the cues of.et. X. B. Shepherd.
Regist,r Rnefy and family are to be-
: come thu pests of Hotel Heselton'
Prof. 4 A. Joy will hold social as
sembly a Hrgrieves Hall next Saturday
evening.
d. Il. 3blett tdvertises an immense
CLOAK s.n open p at lis store on Saturday
There Is taT Of a grand masquerade
bal sometime in February of which more
wifi be said later
Dir IL. \. Hight of White Wildes
ha, been off duty this week, confined to
ID. house nursing severe cold.
Irhcre was no preaching service al the
Bipt,t church last Sabbath owing to the
pslor being suddenly called away.
Many of the looms in the Coburn Mills
ac running on mixed tricots, something
b-w and which find a ready market.
q. +. Burrill returned from Bangor
Saturday evening last, and is assisting at
h. NJ Vickerys this week, taking stock.
The "Old Folks" will begin course of
assemblies at Hotel Heselton on Thurs
kay evening, Jan 18TH with music by q.
/. joy.
| L. b. Carter, tailor, formerly with V.
"a. yickery, has severed his connections
with that firm, and opened up business
1t Is Water street.
| Miss Annie +. Colby of Bingham, one
4 If the teachers in Augusta Grammar
School, spent holiday week at her home
returning Saturday to her school.
A very interesting lecture ON Govern
ment was given at Cornyllc, Thursday |
evening last, by Mr.. w. II. Baker of the
Boston University Law Scnool.
Geo. Cushing has just bought GOO lbs
of very fine spruce gum We expect to
hear next of the forming of "chawing
so ieies to work it up these long winter
evenings.
Frank Hale, formerly proprietor of the
De Witt, Lewiston, was in town yester-
day looking after horse flesh, He offered |
large money for some good ones, but
made no purchases
fSome day next week a dinner will be
oven in the Grand Army Hall, under the
ispices of the Ladies' Relief Corps. The |
Proceeds of which will go to the deserv-
hg poor. See further notice next week
| Mrs. c. ID. Miller, the wife of our pop |
har postmaster, returned last evening |
from five weeks visit in Boston Much |
OF the Time has been improved by her in |
printing with Sewer, the celebrated art |
Is.
Mr.. Horace Burrill who was in compa-
" with George II. Pishon in the hay bus
ness at Pishon's Ferry has received an
appointment as Station Agent at Oakland. |
ur. Pishon will continue the business
alone.
At the annual communication of SOM
nrset Lodge, No. "a, +. & A. NJ, the fol- |
owing officers were elected for the ensu-
ny year, w. NJ, Geo. B. Stafford; S.
W., Chas +. Ward; j. W, Jas. X. Frost
Treas, Geo. n. Page; Sec, Chas. Nj.
V: NJ. Vickery, who for the past few
years has been connected with Morse,
Wilson & Co. of Boston, as travelling
salesman, resigned his position on JAN |
LIST to accept a similar one with left, |
W eller II Co., one of the oldest and larg-
.st business houses in New York City.
During the last ten days of 1856 Vos-
mus & Pollard of this town paid out So
200 for sleeps pelts. They bought
about 10000 pelts during the year to sup
ply their wool pulling establishment at
the Eddy. They have also during the
year purchased over 10000 lbs. of wool
and shipped it.
VIM. G. Heselton has purchased one
half of Township No. :, Range s, Con-
cord. This added to his already large
tract makes $500 acres carried on with
his numbering operations. lie has
100 men, 30 horses and s oxen
and expects to chi about 3 million and "A
half of lumber this winter.
Three gentlemen of the High School,
Mcssrs. Stewart, Bailey and Crawford,
the Reading Club known as
the "IIome College Glass" on Saturday
evening last at the High School building,
by series of experiments in Chemistry,
which were highly appreciated by the
large number present and reflected much
credit upon the young men as students.
The prize offered the pupils of the
First Grammar School for essays on
Temperance, by the ladies of the w c.
T. L. were awarded to the following pu-
pills: First prize, Kate Felker; second,
Lcora Willard, and third, Lizzie Nash.
The Committee wish to say that they
found it quite difficult to award the pri-
yes, as the essays were unusually good.
\ reception was given in the g. A. R.
parlors last evening by the young ladie S
of the c. C. c. c., pronounced by all in
attendance a fine and most enjoyable sue
cess. The "mae quartctte' was one of the
features of the entertainment furnished
to win showers of applause. a bountiiul
collation. was served in the after part Of
the evening, the tables being arranged in
a manner most complimentary to the so
ciety. About 80 were in attendance.
The next in the course of Grand Army
Entertainments is to be REGULATIONS from
the poets, by DR.. S. A. Pattcn, and music
by Skowhegan musicians, Saturday even
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